Valvata sincera

Valvata sincera
Apertural view of a shell of Valvata sincera
Basal view of a shell of Valvata sincera
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Family:	Valvatidae
Genus:	Valvata
Species:	V. sincera
Binomial name
Valvata sincera Say, 1824
Subspecies[2]
Valvata sincera sincera Valvata sincera helicoidea Valvata sincera ontariensis

Valvata sincera, common name the mossy valvata is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.

Side view of the shell of Valvata sincera

References

1. Cordeiro, J.; Perez, K. (2011). "Valvata sincera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T189373A8722769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189373A8722769.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Molluscs, Canadian Bioversity Web Site

• Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26

Further reading

• Boreal Turret Snail, Valvata sincera. Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program. 2 pp.